Policies, Guidance, and Forms Policies, Guidance, and Forms

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Online resource for HUD’s handbooks, guidebooks, forms, and other policy resources.
Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program guidance, notices, and related datasets.
Guidance on the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE).
Listing of specific people excluded from participating in a HUD program, or programs, for a specific time period.
Laws and regulations related to HUD’s programs.
HUD’s environmental review policies and processes.

IT Systems IT Systems

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HUD’s IT systems for housing industry partners.
HUD’s IT systems for Public Housing Authorities (PHA), Continuums of Care (CoC), and other partners.
Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) IT systems.
Line of Credit Control System (LOCCS)

GrantsGrants

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Information and resources on finding and applying for HUD grants.
Listing of HUD’s grant opportunities (Notice of Funding Opportunities) and awards.
Policies and regulations for HUD grants.

Affordable Places to LiveAffordable Places to Live

Rental Housing
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Homelessness
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Information for Continuums of Care and other partners about the IT systems used for HUD’s homelessness programs.

Inspections for HUD HousingInspections for HUD Housing

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Information about the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) for HUD-assisted housing.
Information about HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) systems and resources for inspections of HUD-assisted housing.

Housing Financing & Counseling Housing Financing & Counseling

Housing Financing
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Information and resources on the Federal Housing Authority’s mortgage and other housing financing programs.
Information on HUD/FHA’s mortgage insurance programs for hospitals and residential care facilities programs.
Information on Ginnie Mae’s mortgage-backed securities programs.
Housing Counseling
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Information and resources for housing counselors.
Information for housing counselors about HUD’s Housing Counseling System (HCS).

Opportunity Zones & Community DevelopmentOpportunity Zones & Community Development

Opportunity Zones
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Overview of the opportunity zones initiative.
Information about opportunity zones for investors.
Information about opportunity zones for local leaders.
Information about opportunity zones for entrepreneurs.
Community Development
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Information about HUD’s community development & planning programs.
Information about HUD’s community development block grant program; including disaster recovery funds.

Health yHomesHealthy Homes

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Information about Healthy Homes grant opportunities.
Policy guidance for grantees conducting lead hazard remediation under HUD’s Healthy Homes grant programs.

Fair HousingFair Housing

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Information for partners about HUD’s fair housing programs and initiatives.
Information for partners about HUD’s Enforcement Management System (HEMS).